D&D (2024) WotC Reveals The Confirmed Release Dates of 2024's D&D Slate

We now have the actual release dates of the upcoming slate of Dungeons & Dragons books, as shared by WotC via a press release emailed out a few minutes ago.

• Vecna: Eve of Ruin (May 21)
• The Making of Original Dungeons & Dragons: 1970-1977 (June 18)
• Quests from the Infinite Staircase (July 16)
• Player’s Handbook (Sept 17)
• Dungeons Master’s Guide (Nov 12)
• Monster Manual (Feb. 18, 2025)

Vecna: Eve of Ruin

• Adventure Campaign
• For characters of levels 10-20
• A high-stakes adventure in which the fate of the entire multiverse hangs in the balance. The heroes begin in the Forgotten Realms and travel to Planescape, Spelljammer, Eberron, Ravenloft, Dragonlance, and Greyhawk as they race to save existence from obliteration by the notorious lich Vecna who is weaving a ritual to eliminate good, obliterate the gods, and subjugate all worlds.
• Release Date: May 21, 2024

The Making of Original Dungeons & Dragons: 1970-1977

• History of D&D
• The ultimate book showcasing D&D’s inception, including Gary Gygax’s never-before-seen first draft of D&D written in 1973, a curated collection of published fanzine and magazine articles contribute to D&D’s origin story. Each document is introduced, described, and woven into the story by one of the game’s foremost historians, Jon Peterson.
• Release Date: June 18, 2024

Quests from the Infinite Staircase

• Adventure Anthology
• For character levels 1 to 13.
• This anthology weaves together six classic DUNGEONS & DRAGONS adventures while updating them for the game’s fifth edition. The Infinite Staircase holds doors leading to fantastic realms. It’s home to the noble genie Nafas, who hears wishes made throughout the multiverse and recruits heroes to fulfill them.
• Release Date: July 16, 2024

Player’s Handbook (2024)

• Player resource
• Take your game to the next level with the revised 2024 Player's Handbook. More player options, enhanced organization, and engaging additions to the fifth edition rules, make this a must have for your next Dungeons & Dragons campaign.
• Release Date: September 17, 2024

Dungeon Master’s Guide (2024)

• DM resource
• It's never been easier to become the Dungeon Master than with the revised 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide. Learn the craft from the experts in a cleverly crafted and accessible approach to running your own game. With more tools than ever before, becoming the master of your own multiverse will be a snap.
• Release Date: November 12, 2024

Monster Manual (2025)

• DM Resource
• The revised 2025 Monster Manual brings you the greatest selection of foes to face off with your player's characters than ever assembled in the history of the game. More options at all levels of play means more ways to provide the challenges that will keep them coming back to the table again and again.
• Release Date: February 18, 2025

 

[Demetrios1453]

Bhaals symbol is on the back of the special cover along with other symbols. Wonder if the FR portion will be in Baldurs Gate?

Maybe the Dead Three are also trying to get in on the action, and we fight Bhaal, or even all three.

And since your post made me find that illustration of the back cover, the ring of seven symbols just goes even further towards confirming the involvement of the Rod of Seven Parts...

 

[Parmandur]

Bhaals symbol is on the back of the special cover along with other symbols. Wonder if the FR portion will be in Baldurs Gate?

Whelp, I'll avoid any BG3 spoilers, bit there is a direct connection between the Dead Three and the Obelisks through their original makers.

 

[Zaukrie]

Whelp, I'll avoid any BG3 spoilers, bit there is a direct connection between the Dead Three and the Obelisks through their original makers.

interesting....I'm never going to play BG3, so now I need to go find this....

 

[Corinnguard]

I'd like to petition that we start calling this R5E, for "Revised 5th Edition."
Or "Revamped 5th Edition" if you prefer.

This is because the word 'Advanced' had already been taken by Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition.

I'll go for Revised 5th Edition.

 

[Micah Sweet]

This is because the word 'Advanced' had already been taken by Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition.

I'll go for Revised 5th Edition.

Agreed. That way, we can easily distinguish discussion of it from the rest of 5e.

 

[Shardstone]

Makes me want to write a lil one-shot in each setting to lead into the Vecna game. Eve of Ruin sounds great; however, WotC's adventure books have always had great ideas but really poor execution. I'm excited to see what they've learned for this one, and I'm eager to dig into it once it releases.

I hate having to wait all year to get the new PHB and DMG, but I can pretend to be patient, and I have no reason to not be patient here.

 

[mamba]

The ONLY detail that differs is I thought that the DMG and the MM would be the other way around.

yes, I also expected MM before DMG

 

[Henadic Theologian]

Don't hurt your arm patting yourself on the back on this one.

I'm too bendy to hurt myself patting my own back, I'm as flexible as an octopus and twice as smart!

 

[Lupin]

Does anyone remember when, exactly, they phased out the campaign icons in the upper-left corner of their books? I think it looks much better without them, personally.

 

[Parmandur]

Just to zoom in on this a bit:

Quests from the Infinite Staircase

• Adventure Anthology
• For character levels 1 to 13.
• This anthology weaves together six classic DUNGEONS & DRAGONS adventures while updating them for the game’s fifth edition. The Infinite Staircase holds doors leading to fantastic realms. It’s home to the noble genie Nafas, who hears wishes made throughout the multiverse and recruits heroes to fulfill them.
• Release Date: July 16, 2024

So, it seems that the character that Perkins teased at Pax was this "no le genie" named Nafas, who is the frame story for the anthology bringing together some D&D multiverse Avengers. As with prior anthologies, this will lobvioauly not have much to do with the Adventures themselves.

Now, as to those Adventures, we have 6 of them, from Level 1-13. What do y'all think we may see here? Are there many classic intro Adventures available? T1 or N1, perhaps?